What a graceful, balletic and artistically beautiful figure skater…….nobody can outshine Mao with her enormous musical adaptations through her choice of choreography.
This was light, airy, effortless. The jumps became a part of the choreography and the straight line footwork sequence was brilliant. She just embodied the music. It was if she wasn't even putting any effort into the jumps. Wonderful performance!
Mao kept evolving amazingly after this competition, and all those performance including Sochi Olympics are my favorites. However I have to come back to see this every now and then. Especially the one at Skate America 2006. So soft to the ice, so cute, sophisticated, effortless... No one else can skate like her. Mao is still my number 1 skater.
Mao-Chan is a legend for a reason. That 3F-3Lo was really something and she really did “become that music.” Current skaters could learn a lot from Mao’s gracefulness, her interpretation, and artistic abilities.
We would highly appreciate it if you don't bring other figure skater or even mention them in Mao's forum, no matter how good they are. Mao's artistry is unsurpassable and there are no other skaters who can duplicate Mao's style of artistry.
Goodness me!!! I loved her this season but this is superb!! Just wonderful... I would love her to go back to something similar for next season. Quality!
It's very very beautiful! This music and program is best of best for mao. but.. she seems to do not know. it's very sorry to her. 本当に本当に素晴らしい!そして美しい!この曲とプログラムは彼女のプログラムの中で最高の作品だと思います。でも彼女はそう思わないそうで本当に残念。
And she said the theme of the program will be "a first love". I wonder what Mao's first love was like.... sweet, bitter, or painful....don't know. But it will be so lyrical.
I also love the candid moment when Mao, shown in this dress in the other video attempted to do an Arakawa(ina bauer extreme) and I almost was bent in a giggle-thon. She is very much a free spirited figure skater as well as passionate. Also, look at the height of her jumps shown here, they look BIG!
w0w Mao Asada had a very good start at her FG skating during her Juniors, so everyone couldn’t help that she might take a gold medal at the winter olympics